The Cranes Are Flying

Original title: Letyat zhuravli

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Tatyana Samoylova in The Cranes Are Flying (1957)

Political Drama Tragic Romance Drama Romance War

Veronica plans a rendezvous with her lover, Boris, at the bank of river, only for him to be drafted into World War II shortly thereafter.Veronica plans a rendezvous with her lover, Boris, at the bank of river, only for him to be drafted into World War II shortly thereafter.Veronica plans a rendezvous with her lover, Boris, at the bank of river, only for him to be drafted into World War II shortly thereafter.

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Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 4 wins & 3 nominations total

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Tatyana Samoylova

Veronika
(as T. Samoylova)

Aleksey Batalov

Boris Fyodorovich Borozdin
(as A. Batalov)

Vasiliy Merkurev

Fyodor Ivanovich Borozdin
(as V. Merkuryev)

Aleksandr Shvorin

Mark Aleksandrovich Borozdin
(as A. Shvorin)

Svetlana Kharitonova

Irina Fyodorovna Borozdina
(as S. Kharitonova)

Konstantin Kadochnikov

Volodya
(as K. Nikitin)

Valentin Zubkov

Stepan
(as V. Zubkov)

Antonina Bogdanova

Varvara Kapitanova -babushka Borisa i Irina
(as A. Bogdanova)

Boris Kokovkin

Nikolay Chernov
(as B. Kokovkin)

Ekaterina Kupriyanova

Anna Mikhaylovna Lebedeva
(as Ye. Kupriyanova)

Valentina Ananina

Lyuba
(as V. Ananina)

Valentina Vladimirova

Soldatka
(as V. Vladimirova)

Olga Dzisko

Dasha
(as O. Dzisko)

Leonid Knyazev

Sachkov
(as L. Knyazev)

Georgiy Kulikov

Anatoliy Kuzmin
(as Yu. Kulikov)

Daniil Netrebin

Ranenyy
(as D. Netrebin)

Aleksandr Popov

Borya
(as Sasha Popov)

Irina Preys

Antonina Monastyrskaya
(as I. Preys)

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Trivia
One of the most notable features of the film is cinematographer Sergey Urusevskiy's then ground-breaking use of hand-held cameras. He had learned how to film like this when he was a military cameraman during the war.

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Stepan: Dear mother, father, sisters and brothers! The happiness of our reunion is immeasurable. The heart of every Soviet citizen is filled with joy. Joy sings in our hearts. It is victory that has brought us this joy. We have all waited for this moment. But we shall not forget those left behind on the battlefield. Time will pass. Towns and villages will be rebuilt. Our wounds will heal. But our fierce hatred of war will never diminish. We share the grief of those who cannot meet their loved ones today, and we will do everything to insure that sweethearts are never again parted by war, that mothers need never again fear for their children's lives, that fathers need never again choke back hidden tears. We have won, and we shall live not to destroy, but to build a new life!

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Edited into Nitrato d'argento (1996)

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9/10

Superb film!

One of those films that I happened across through The Criterion Collection and as usual indulged as a change of pace. That turned out to be a great decision. I was almost mesmerised by the quality of the film, the story it told and the way it was told. The almost minimalist feel to the film with sparse dialogue and almost constant music just added a whole evocative level to the film. This really is a superb film to spend some time with and enjoy.